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NEWS 11th Jun, 2026

FIFA World Cup drink-drive warning for motorists
NEWS 10th Jun, 2026

Homelessness and suicide prevention charity given cash boost
NEWS 30th May, 2026

PCC welcomes fall in knife crime
NEWS 28th May, 2026

PCC renews appeal for West Midlands Police to apologise over LGBTQ+ historic discrimination
NEWS 25th May, 2026

PCC renews backing for drugs and alcohol programme for those in custody
NEWS 17th May, 2026

Motorists warned as top brands of cars stolen in West Midlands revealed
NEWS 14th May, 2026

Nominations open for 2026 Outstanding Citizen Awards
NEWS 21st Apr, 2026

Government boost to neighbourhood policing welcomed
NEWS 7th Apr, 2026

Drug-related crime falls across West Midlands
NEWS 5th Apr, 2026

Ensuring Solihull elections run 'free and fair'
NEWS 26th Mar, 2026

Funds given to West Midlands projects to help victims
NEWS 4th Mar, 2026

PCC urges West Midlands Police to review LGBTQ+ apology stance
NEWS 25th Feb, 2026

PCC launches Stop and Search youth panel
NEWS 14th Feb, 2026

Rise approved for PCC's Council Tax precept
NEWS 5th Feb, 2026

MPs call for investigation on PCC over ban Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters
NEWS 3rd Feb, 2026

PCC echoes call for police funding to be reformed
NEWS 19th Jan, 2026

More than 1,000 weapons taken off streets thanks to Surrender Bins
NEWS 15th Dec, 2025

West Midlands has been 'ripped off and short changed for too long' says PCC
NEWS 10th Dec, 2025

PCC on the hunt for custody volunteers
NEWS 7th Dec, 2025

Youth Commissioners begin their two-year term in office
NEWS 1st Dec, 2025

PCC: Never an excuse for abuse
NEWS 14th Nov, 2025

Inexcusable, inexplicable and unacceptable to axe role - says West Midlands PCC
NEWS 16th Nov, 2025

Police taskforce which targets illegal street racing gets top award
NEWS 8th Nov, 2025

Cash boost to help women turn lives around
NEWS 30th Oct, 2025

Polls open for PCC's Youth Commissioners vote
NEWS 28th Oct, 2025

New anti-knife crime car hits region's roads
NEWS 16th Oct, 2025

PCC welcomes inquiry into 'ghost plates'
NEWS 11th Oct, 2025

Solihull pair come out top at Outstanding Citizens Awards 2025
NEWS 3rd Oct, 2025

Dedicated Solihull volunteer up for Outstanding Citizen Award
NEWS 30th Sep, 2025

Police, council and campaign leaders back PCC and Mayor’s call for road safety fines to be spent on local road safety schemes
NEWS 27th Sep, 2025

PCC says police funding model is 'outdated and unfair'
NEWS 2nd Sep, 2025

Ground-breaking technology exposes over 4,300 illegal ‘ghost plates’
NEWS 30th Jul, 2025

Life-saving equipment put into police vans thanks to funds recovered from criminals
NEWS 28th Jul, 2025

Quarter of young people experience online harm, Youth Commissioners reveal
NEWS 27th Jul, 2025

Number of West Midlands road deaths and injuries fall in first half of 2025
NEWS 24th Jul, 2025

PCC calls for change to destroy seized e-bikes
NEWS 9th Jul, 2025

Funding boost for victims and survivors of “hidden” and harmful crime
NEWS 3rd Jul, 2025

Call for spiking law to be tightened
NEWS 30th Jun, 2025

Youth projects launched to support young people across north Solihull
NEWS 20th Jun, 2025

PCC says Government's Spending Review will be 'significantly challenging'
NEWS 2nd Jun, 2025

Calls for Shirley to have weapon surrender bin
NEWS 30th May, 2025

Around 2,000 clips of dangerous driving handed to police every month - says PCC
NEWS 22nd May, 2025

Almost 100 weapons surrendered in Chelmsley Wood
NEWS 13th May, 2025

Puppy love as PCC launches new scheme to care for 250 West Midlands Police dogs
NEWS 5th May, 2025

Cash boost to help make region's roads safer
NEWS 18th Apr, 2025

150 more officer 'on the beat' across West Midlands
NEWS 16th Apr, 2025

Solihull driver among thousands caught speeding after more police cameras vans put on region's roads
NEWS 14th Apr, 2025

Youth violence falls across Solihull
NEWS 9th Apr, 2025

Woman stabbed repeatedly while 36-weeks pregnant takes on new victims' role
NEWS 5th Apr, 2025

PCC reveals Ford most stolen car brand in West Midlands
NEWS 27th Mar, 2025

PCC calls on Home Office for 150 more officers in West Midlands
NEWS 21st Mar, 2025

PCC joins call to lower drink-drive limit
NEWS 24th Feb, 2025

West Midlands Police double fleet of speed camera vans
NEWS
20th Feb, 2025

'Supercar' among hundreds of recovered stolen cars across West Midlands
NEWS 8th Feb, 2025

PCC set to invest record-level into region's policing
NEWS 5th Jan, 2025

PCC asks for views on increasing Council Tax precept
NEWS 4th Jan, 2025

Cash boost saves Violence Reduction Partnership for another year
NEWS 10th Dec, 2024

PCC and Mayor unite to take road fines fight to Government
NEWS 8th Aug, 2024

Keir Starmer vows 'full support' for Solihull after visiting in wake of unrest
NEWS 18th May, 2024

PCC begins second term with new plans to tackle crime
NEWS
20th Feb, 2024

West Midlands PCC applied for judicial review into transfer of powers
NEWS 7th Jan, 2024

PCC election still due to go ahead in May
NEWS 26th Nov, 2023

Youth Police and Crime Commissioners elected
NEWS
9th Nov, 2023

Crime claims spark bitter war of words
NEWS 22nd Sep, 2023

New action promised to make West Midlands roads safer
NEWS 14th Sep, 2023

Plans to keep victims at heart of policing welcomed by PCC
NEWS 4th May, 2023

Community groups invited to apply for funds to help make areas safer
NEWS 31st Mar, 2023

PCC welcomes gun licence review
NEWS 23rd Feb, 2023

More police on the beat
NEWS 16th Feb, 2023

PCC’s anger after police ‘double up as prison officers’
NEWS 31st Jan, 2023

West Midlands Police name new Deputy Chief Constable
NEWS 18th Jan, 2023

Young people warned over dangers of being a Money Mule
NEWS 10th Jan, 2023

Average speed cameras to go live in Shirley
NEWS 6th Jan, 2023

Deadline for your say on PCC budget looming
NEWS 29th Dec, 2022

So much has happened in 2022 and there's more to do next year, says PCC
NEWS 10th Dec, 2022

'We all have a role to stop the abuse' - says PCC
NEWS 2nd Dec, 2022

West Midlands crime prevention schemes win two national awards
NEWS 19th Nov, 2022

A decade on since PCCs first elected into power
NEWS 10th Oct, 2022

Rehab scheme for shoplifting up for top award
NEWS 13th Aug, 2022

Retailers told to act and help cut car thefts in West Midlands
NEWS 31st Jul, 2022

Women offered help to break reoffending cycle
NEWS 28th Jun, 2022

Criminal barrister on strike over pay
NEWS 16th May, 2022

West Midlands PCC vows to recruit more police during his second year in office
NEWS 5th May, 2022

The search for next West Midlands Police chief constable has begun
NEWS 4th May, 2022

Men urged to speak out in bid to end violence against women in Here and Now campaign
NEWS 15th Apr, 2022

Victim support groups called on to apply for share of £150,000 from PCC
NEWS 28th Mar, 2022

More uniformed officers to patrol West Midlands public transport as part of safety plan
NEWS 25th Feb, 2022

New court to problem solve youth offending a step closer to reality
NEWS 23rd Feb, 2022

Proceeds of crime team to self-fund
NEWS 15th Feb, 2022

PCC urged to reveal plans for Solihull police station as sites are suggested
NEWS 1st Feb, 2022

West Midlands PCC hikes police percept
NEWS 1st Feb, 2022

The search is on for new West Midlands Police chief constable
NEWS 22nd Jan, 2022

West Midlands PCC calls on businesses to hire ex-offenders
NEWS 14th Jan, 2022

Solihull MP raises police station closures concerns in House of Commons
NEWS 7th Jan, 2022

West Midlands PCC looks to invest funds taken from criminals into community projects
NEWS 6th Jan, 2022

West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner vows 'nothing will stand in his way' in 2022
NEWS 11th Dec, 2021

West Midlands PCC slams government's drug report
NEWS 7th Nov, 2021

Drug antidote to be given to drug users in a bid to save lives and cash
NEWS 3rd Nov, 2021

West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner lays out plans to tackle crime
NEWS 17th Oct, 2021

Youngsters forced to sell drugs handed lifeline